Once upon a time, an original Picasso on the living room wall was more than adequate proof that the owner had successfully summited the economic peaks. Now, the work of famous artists is no longer proof of stratospheric wealth. Instead, high-end decorators hired by the wealthy are busily tracking down T. Rex teeth on eBay,Continue reading “Fossil Farming Blooms Where Barley Withers”
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Energy Savings Urban Style
Increasing urban energy efficiency has become a top priority for a large coalition of municipalities, banks, and foundations in sixteen of the world’s largest cities. Participating banks will provide up to $1 billion in loans to cities and private landlords to upgrade aging heating, lighting, and cooling systems. Typically such upgrades reduce energy use andContinue reading “Energy Savings Urban Style”
Big Mac Polishes Image With Biodiesel-Fueled Trucks
McDonald’s claims that its latest initiative is not a publicity stunt. The company has announced that its cooking oil from french fries, hash browns, and chicken McNuggets will be recycled and used to fuel its fleet of trucks in the United Kingdom, reports the BBC. Considering that the company has 1,200 outlets in the UnitedContinue reading “Big Mac Polishes Image With Biodiesel-Fueled Trucks”
New Jobs Created By Drive To Sniff The Environment
A small, but growing, professional opportunity for those with a keen sense of smell is rapidly developing in the Guadong Province of China. An environmental monitoring station in southern China is seeking the services of those with sharp noses who can sniff out foul gases in the air. At present, eleven professional noses are beingContinue reading “New Jobs Created By Drive To Sniff The Environment”
Recently in the Hoover Digest
September 2007 Volume 25 | Number 3 … An Economist Looks at Global Warming Investing in anticipation of environmental upheaval is a matter of numbers. Global warming effects are expected to take a long time to appear, and there is great uncertainty about their extent. Moreover, where one sets the “discount rate” for that futureContinue reading “Recently in the Hoover Digest”
The Sky’s Not Falling: Why it’s Okay to Chill About Global Warming
Written especially for children ages 8 to 12, this book provides them the straight scoop about global warming – and the potentially devastating human and economic consequences of politically motivated responses to it.
U.S. Firefighting Policy,
Billings Gazette September 1, 2007 By Alison Berry BOZEMAN – Idaho, Utah, Oregon, Montana. Once again, the West wears a shroud of gray ugly smoke this summer. Huge, spectacular clouds of smoke billow thousands of feet into the sky and then settle into the valleys, the lives, and the lungs of all who live here.Continue reading “U.S. Firefighting Policy,”
Saving Our Streams: Harnessing Water Markets
A guide on restoring instream flows through voluntary water markets.
Do Profits Promote Pollution? The Myth of the Environmental Race to the Bottom
Environmentalists, politicians, and scholars express concern about a "race to the bottom" in environmental policy. Yet economic theory indicates that a race to the bottom in environmental policy is highly unlikely, and there is little evidence that such races have, in fact, occurred.
Owens Valley Revisited: A Reassessment of the West’s First Great Water Transfer
Insights to guide the ongoing conversation about water politics and the future thereof.